Moistening device.



G. w., R. & A. HARGREAVES.

MOISTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9| I9I2.

1,146,249.. Patentedduly 13, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

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ricnl i HARGREAVES, OF BLACKBURN, ENGLAND.

MOISTENING DEVICE.

Application filed August 9,1912

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, GEORGE WI-IITTAKERHARGREAVES, ROBERT HARGREAVES, and AL- BERT HARGREAVES, subjects of theKing of Great Britain, residing at Brookhouse Lane, Blackburn, in thecounty of Lancaster, England, have invented. certain new and usefulImprovements in Moistening Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to devices for moistening warps on looms forweaving textile goods; and it consists in the novel construction andcombination of the parts hereinafter fully described and'claimed.

In order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readilyput into effect, the same is described more fully with reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a vertical section ofmoistening or conditioning apparatus constructed in accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a crosssection, taken on the line 7 7 in Fig. 1.

The moistening device is provided with an atomizer D having an inductionpipe d which is connected to an inlet pipe 0 for compressed air. Thepipe (Z has a contracted portion (Z and a nozzle CP- The nozzle 03 isconnected to the upper part of, and

forms the inlet to, a vessel 613 for water, and a regulating device F isarranged in the upper part of the said water vessel between its inletand its outlet (1*. This regulating device consists of a pivoteddeflecting plate, which can be set at various angles and which controlsthe communication between the atomizer nozzle and the outlet of thewater vessel.

In addition to the regulating valve E there is also employed a liquidregulating valve d and air controlling valve 0 either or both of whichcan be adjusted to regulate the supply of air and water relatively toeach other or to cut off one or both of the supplies. One or more reliefvalves may also be fitted in the main air supply pipe or at any otherconvenient part of the air pressure system-to allow the air to escape tothe shed or to the external atmosphere when either of the valves E or 0is closed. The pipe F is formed along its upper surface with a narrowslit 7 which extends across the whole Specification of Letters Patent. 7Patented July 13, 1915.

Serial No. 714,237.

width of the warps and allows the vapor or moistened air to pass theretoa shield or deflecting plate such as f reaching to or into proximity tothe warps being advantageously employed to protect the vapor ormoistened air from drafts and to insure that the vapor will besatisfactorily delivered to the warps. The end or lowest portion of thepipe F is connected by a small pipe f to the receptacle d for returningto the latter any liquid which may collect in the pipe F and forassisting in this purpose the small pipe f advantageously falls orinclines from its point of connection with the pipe F to the receptacle03 By the apparatus hereinbefore described the water delivered with theair to the warps can be controlled so that it issues from the pipe F inthe form of damp or very slightly damp air without any suggestion of aspray or of beads of water or other liquid being delivered by the air tothe warps.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United 7 States is 2- 1. The combination, with a receptacle for airand liquid provided with an inlet at its upper part and an outletarranged above the level of the inlet, of an adjustable deflectorpivoted in the upper part of the receptacle between the inlet and outletand adapted to control communication between said inlet and outlet, asubstantially horizontal induction tube connected to the said inlet, apipe for supplying compressed air to the induction tube, and a waterinlet pipe having its lower end connected to the water space of thereceptacle and provided at its upper end with a nozzle which projectswithin the induction tube. I

2. The combination, with a receptacle for air and liquid provided withan inlet at its upper part and an outlet arranged above the level of theinlet, of an adjustable deflector pivoted in the upper part of thereceptacle between the inlet and outlet and adapted to controlcommunication between said inlet and outlet, a delivery pipe connectedat one end to the said outlet and provided with-an outlet for spray atits upper side, a drain.

pipe for water connected at one end to the free end portion of thedelivery pipe below the level of its spray outlet and at the other endIn testimony whereof We affiX our signa- 10 to the said receptacle, asubstantially horitures in presence of tWo Witnesses.

aontal 1nduct1on tube connected to the sand GEORGE WHITTAKER HARGREAVES.lnlet, a 131138. for supplylng compressed an ROBERT HARGREAVES to thelnductlon tube, and a Water 1nlet plpe ALBERT HARGREAVES.

having its lower end connected to the Water space of the receptacle andprovided at its Witnesses:

upper end With a nozzle Which projects With- GEORGE H. LEWIs,

in the induction tube. GI-IARLEs WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT.

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